Learn Korean | Learn Korean Grammar 78: A/V-을까요?ㄹ까요?

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In this lesson, we're going to learn a Korean grammar 'A/V-을까요?ㄹ까요?'

If you want to listen to this lesson in Korean (with English subtitles), please watch the below video. 

🎬 Korean Grammar Video 78: https://youtu.be/fX63xz2ljRI

🌲Korean Grammar 78: A/V-을까요?/ㄹ까요?

(You can have this post in Korean.)

Let's look at examples first and see how today's grammar is used.

1. A short conversation

- The [green] is pronunciation.

A short conversation 'A/V을까요?/ㄹ까요?' with pronunciation 

[Translation]

- 미소: 나나 씨, 오늘은 날씨가 좋은데 내일도 날씨가 좋을까요?

            (Nana, the weather is fine today, do you think it will be good tomorrow too?)

         아니면, 비가 올까요?

            (Or will it be rain?)

- 나나: 글쎄요. 내일 날씨도 좋을 것 같아요.

            (Well. I think the weather will be nice tomorrow too.)

         일기 예보에 비 소식은 없었어요.

            (There was no rain in the weather forecast.)

Here, today's grammar is '좋을까요? and 올까요?' Let's look at today's grammar!

2. Usage

Korean Grammar '을까요?ㄹ까요?' Usage

• '을까요?/ㄹ까요?' attaches after an adjective/verb stem.
• It is used to ask the other person's thoughts about something that you don't know or a situation that has not yet happened.

Let's look at two example sentences.

Korean Grammar '을까요?ㄹ까요?' Example

✎ '오늘은 날씨가 좋아요. 내일도 날씨가 좋을까요?' 

    (The weather is good today. Do you think it will be good tomorrow too.)

⇨ 오늘은 날씨가 좋아요.☀️ (The weather is good today.) And I talk about tomorrow's weather, but I don't know tomorrow's weather well. ❓ But I think it would be good like today. 💭☀️ I'm guessing like that, and I ask what you think.

⇨ In this case, you can use '을까요?' after an adjective '좋다 (to be good)' and ask '좋을까요?'

✎ '아니면, 내일 비가 올까요?'

    (Or do you think it will be rain?)

⇨ I also talk about tomorrow's weather, but I don't know tomorrow's weather well. But I think it might rain. 💭☔ I'm guessing and ask what you think.

⇨ In this case, you can use 'ㄹ까요?' after the verb '오다 (to come)' and ask '올까요?

Then, when do we use '을까요?' or 'ㄹ까요?' Let's find out~!

3. Combination information

3.1. An adjective/verb stem with a final consonant: 을까요?

adjective/verb stem with a final consonant + 을까요?

• When an adjective/verb stem has a final consonant, '을까요?' is used.

• the verb 먹다 (to eat) ➝ 먹을까요?
• When you remove '다', there is the final consonant 'ㄱ' in '먹.'
• Add '을까요?'
• So it becomes '먹을까요?'

• the adjective 작다 (to be small) ➝ 작을까요?
• When you remove '다', there is the final consonant 'ㄱ' in '작.'
• Add '을까요?'
• So it becomes '작을까요?'

3.2. An adjective/verb stem without a final consonant: +ㄹ까요?

an adjective/verb stem without a final consonant + ㄹ까요?

• 
  When an adjective/verb stem has a final consonant, '을까요?' is used

• the verb 오다 (to come) ➝ 올까요?
• When you remove '다', there is no final consonant in '오.'
• Add 'ㄹ까요?'
• So it becomes '올까요?'
  
  
the adjective 크다 (to be big) ➝ 클까요?
• When you remove '다', there is no final consonant in '크.'
• Add 'ㄹ까요?'
• So it becomes '클까요?'

※ (Noun)이다 ➝ (Noun)일까요?

• In the case of  'Noun이다' that combines a noun and  '이다',
  ➝ you can say 'Noun-일까요?'

• 학생이다 ➝ 학생일까요?
• 학생이다 (to be a student)' which is a combination of a noun '학생 (student)' and '이다,'
• Remove '다', there is no final consonant in '이.'
• Add ㄹ까요?
• So it becomes '학생일까요?

3.3. An adjective/verb stem ends with the final consonant 'ㄹ': delete 'ㄹ' + ㄹ까요?

adjective/verb stem ends with 'ㄹ' ('delete 'ㄹ') + ㄹ까요?

• When an adjective/verb stem ends with the final consonant 'ㄹ',
  delete 'ㄹ' and add 'ㄹ까요?'

• the verb 만들다 (to make) ➝ 만들까요?
• When you remove '다', there is the final consonant 'ㄹ.'
• Delete the final consonant 'ㄹ.'
• Add 'ㄹ까요?'
• So it becomes '만들까요?'
  
  
the adjective 달다 (to be sweet) ➝ 달까요?
• When you remove '다', there is the final consonant 'ㄹ.'
• Delete the final consonant 'ㄹ.'
• Add 'ㄹ까요?'
• So it becomes '달까요?'

3.4. Summary of combination information '을까요?/ㄹ까요?'

Combination chart: 을까요? ㄹ까요?

4. Honorific form: -(으)시 + ㄹ까요?

You can use '을까요/ㄹ까요?' with '-(으)시-' which is an honorific expression. In this case, as '시' does not have the final consonant, 'ㄹ까요?' is used after '-(으)시-.'

Let's look at an example.

을까요?ㄹ까요? with honorific expression '-으시/시-'

✎ '우리 아이가 이 옷을 입을까요?'

    (Do you think my child wear this cloth?)

⇨ It is talking about 'my child.' So you can say '입을까요?'

But,

✎ '우리 엄마가 이 옷을 입으실까요?'

    (Do you think my mother wear this cloth?)

⇨ It is talking about 'my mother.' So, you have to use the honorific expression '으시.'

⇨ You can say '입으실까요?'

⇨ '입으실까요?' is a combination of the verb '입다 (to wear), and the honorific expression '으시' and 'ㄹ까요?'

5. Past Tense

You can use '을까요/ㄹ까요?' with the past tense expression '-았/었/했-.' In this case, as '았/었/했' has the final consonant, '을까요?' is used after them.

Let's look at an example.

을까요?ㄹ까요? with past tense expression '았/었/했'

✎ '내일 축구 경기가 있는데 누가 이길까요?'

    (There is a soccer game tomorrow. Who will win?)

⇨ It is talking about tomorrow's event. So you can ask '이길까요?'

But,

✎ '어제 축구 경기가 있었는데 누가 이겼을까요?'

    (There was a soccer game yesterday. Who would win?)

⇨ It is talking about yesterday's soccer game. So the past tense '었' is used.

⇨ You can say '이겼을까요?'

⇨ '이겼을까요?' is a combination of the verb '이기다 (to win)' and the past tense '었' and 'ㄹ까요?'

⇨ One more thing, here when the vowel 'ㅣ' meets the other vowel '어', they become the vowel 'ㅕ.': ㅣ+ ㅓ = ㅕ

Let's see some more examples.

6. Examples

• 이 옷이 아이에게 클까요?
  (Do you think this cloth is big for my child?)
• '클까요?' comes from by adding 'ㄹ까요?' after the adjective '크다 (to be big).'

• 나나 씨가 김치를 먹을까요?
  (Do you think Nana will eat Kimchi?)
• '먹을까요?' comes from by adding '을까요?' after the verb '먹다 (to eat).'
  
  

Let's look at another short conversation. 

The [GREEN] is pronunciation.

A short conversation '을까요?ㄹ까요?' with pronunciation

[Translation]

- 나나: 이번 주말에 친구와 캐리비안베이에 가려고 하는데 거기 어때요?
           (I'm going to Caribbean Bay with my friend this weekend. How about there?)

- 미소: 거기 물놀이 하기 좋아요.
            (It's great to play in the water.)

         그런데, 코로나 때문에 문을 열었을까요?
            (But, because of the coronavirus, do you think would they open?)

- 나나: 글쎄요, 한번 확인해 봐야겠네요.

            (Well. I need to check it out.)

• '열었을까요?' comes from by adding '었을까요?' after the verb '열다 (to open).'

Today, we've learned  'Adjective/verb- 을까요?/ㄹ까요?' which you guess something and ask other's opinion about it.

That's all for today.

Here are the related videos on Youtube.

Korean Grammar 25 'V을까요?ㄹ까요?: https://youtu.be/eu8EMKCmZxs Korean Grammar 17 'A/V았/었/했': https://youtu.be/dXvaNu98mwQ Korean Grammar 33 'A/V으시/시': https://youtu.be/uxvfbPf7nnU

More videos on Grammar: http://bit.ly/basickoreangrammar

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